Decorative ornament



April 17, 192s. 1,666,099

R. JB. KINGMAN DECORATIVE ORNAMENT Filed Sept. 21, 1927 ATTORN EY Patented lApr; 17', 192.8. d

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ployed vin the above described views, to inf ably made in the form of a hollow shell comprising two sections suitably secured to- 45 which is initially produced as a tubular knit `gether. vSaid shell may be made of metal ory any othercomparatively rigid material. Said base element may be made inthe form of a ball as shown, or it maybe made in other shapes iffdesired.

To provide the decorative surfacev element for applicationaround and upon the' base element 10, I provide a metallic fabric 11,

seamless body or sleeve. j The metallic fabric 11 is formed by knitting a flat or ribbonlike metallic strand or wire, the wire being.

polished or otherwise' treated tov provide light reecting surfaces. The tubular knit metallic fabric 1l is applied over and upon the'surface lof the base element 10, and suitably secured in place, to provide a covering decorative envelope thereupon. Owing' toy y'and `lapplied Eupen Vthe f gele'inent bjaclt ndf'ovr upon theftlher, thus; provid? thereby twistedto presentporti'nsiof A'its' 1 'angles at *fellows that whenLigia-animated i .I www. .4 .f jupon the 'decorative surface elementi the 'produce a very -pjleasing -Spajrkng .Cr stiamlat-ing`= 4'elfect of `considerable "beauty: l The consist 'ofoeor morevp'lies 'r Tthi i of the knitted metallick fabric. Irecommend,

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indicated at l2 in Figures 5 and 6'. The

@thus closed end 12 of the coveris secured i together, so as to be maintained in closed conditiomby wrapping a fastening tie'lS of wire around the same, land at the same time forming in connectionwithsaidgtiea v i freely projecting loop 14 to serve as a suspensionloop for hanging the completed device upon a Christmas tree, or suspending the same in any other connection wherein its ornamental efectis desired. i A

It will be'understood that the decorative surfacev element kmay bel treated with color if desired, i. e. the flat wire may beenameled `or otherwise coatedwith coloring material `where color eEects aredesired. yIt will also beunderstood thatthesurfacefof the lbase yelement 10 may have suitablecoloring Ina- 11ov V terial applied thereto, so that the color effect will be visible through the meshes of the overlying decorative surface element ll.

From the above description itwvill be obvious that the instant invention provides a novel form of decorative ornament especially adapted for use as a Christmas tree ornament; and, furthermore, that since the same may be made of all metal construction it provides a strong and durable device, which is not easily broken by accident, as is so frequently the case with fragile Christmas tree ornaments made of glass such as are commonly provided.

I am aware that some changes and modifications may be made in the above described construction and arrangement of elements making up the novel decorative ornament, Withoutdeparting from the principles or scope of this invention, and consequently it is intended that all matter contained'in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shalll be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claimzl. A decorative ornament, comprising a ysubstantially rigid base element of desired shape and a decorativel surface element enveloping said base element, said surface element consisting 1n a lmetallic fabric knitted from flat ribbon-like Wire to provide a multiplicity of light reflecting facets. l

2. A decorative ornamentfor the purposes described, comprising a substantially rigid base element 0f desired shape and a decorative surface element enveloping said base element, means to secure said surface element relative to said base element, and a suspension loop connected With said surface element, said surface element consisting in a lmetallic fabric knitted' from flat ribbon-like sisting in a metallic fabric knitted from flat ribbon-like Wire to provide a multiplicity of light reflecting facets.`

4. A decorative ornamentl for the purposes described, comprising a substantiallyrigid base element of desired shape, a decorative surface element consisting in a metallic fabric knitted from flat ribbon-like Wire into` tubular form and doubled on itself vto provide a pluralityof cover plies,said base element being enveloped in said thus formed surface element, the open vends of said surface element being gathered together and closed,

and a suspension loop connected with one closed end thereof. l

5. A decorative ornament for the purposes .described,comprising a hollow metallic shell,

a decorative surface element adapted to provide a multiplicity of light reiecting facets, said surface element consisting ina metallic fabric knitted from flat ribbon-like Wire into tubular form and twisted intermediate 'its ends and doubled on itself to providev a plurality of cover plies, said shell element being enveloped in said thus formed surface 'element, the open end of said surface elem-ent being gathered together' and closed, a Wire tie around said gathered closed end,y and por-v tions of said Wire tie being projected to form a suspension loop.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this date 14th day of September, 1927.

-RUSSELL B. KINGMAN. 

